Jennifer Mahanay is a designer and Art Director at Wright, the premier auction house for modern art and design in Chicago and New York. At Wright, she directs a creative team of designers, photographers and web developers to express the Wright brand. The in-house creative team produces all of Wright’s award-winning catalogs, exhibition materials, print collateral and marketing. She provides art direction for Wright’s photographers and the cutting-edge production team for Wright’s websites: wright20.com and wright-now.com. Her greatest thrill is fostering the biggest ideas down to the tiniest details, no matter the media. Making beautiful things is a passion – collaborating with other creatives is a privilege. Jennifer has been designing at Wright for eight years; prior to joining Wright she worked with Rick Valicenti/Thirst for two summers. She graduated with dual degrees in photography and graphic design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Typographic Arts Design Archive, Communication Arts, the Art Director’s Club and Under Consideration, among others. Most recently her work was featured in CHGO DSGN, an exhibition of recent object and graphic design by 100+ of Chicago’s leading designers.